Committee volunteers needed – The City of Keizer is soliciting applications for volunteers to be considered to serve on the following committees.

River Terrace Kickoff Meeting – The City of Tigard is holding a kickoff meeting for the River Terrace Community Plan project on Wednesday, October 24, 2012. The meeting will be held at Deer Creek Elementary School, located at 16155 SW 131st Avenue in Tigard.

The Workplace

Moving This Year? 10 Helpful Tax Tips – If you moved–or are planning to move–this year to start a new job you may be able to deduct certain moving-related expenses on your tax return. You may be able to deduct these expenses even if you kept the same job – but moved to a different location.

Note to Gen Y Workers: Performance on the Job Actually Matters – We’ve all heard about how millennials have been raised by “helicopter parents,” who hover over them and protect them from criticism and disappointment. The result is a “teacup” generation of young people who may appear outwardly perfect, but are easily shattered. For years, they have regularly been given pats on the back, often just for showing up.

Disconnection at the Heart of Corporate Failure – Have you ever watched TV with the volume down and the radio on in the background? Some may describe that as crazy, some call it multi-tasking whilst others may sadly say ‘oh we have that all the time at work, everyone talking at once, no one listening, saying one thing and doing another’, creating confusion, misalignment and disconnection, and even at times manifesting as corruption and unethical practice.

State CIOs Balance Innovation and Legacy, Survey Says – At the 2012 NASCIO Annual Meeting held in San Diego, the association, along with TechAmerica and Grant Thornton LLP, released a survey that discusses how state CIOs deal with the continual introduction of new technologies, such as mobile devices and applications, social media, big data, cloud computing and public safety broadband, while simultaneously providing essential IT services to states.

The Social Network

You Know Twitter’s “Favorite” Button? It Could Have Been Called “Thanks.” – For years now, Facebook and Twitter have had their respective “like” and “favorite” buttons. They’re simple, straightforward ways to show appreciation for a status update or a tweet without verbally replying (and Google, too, has its +1 button.). They’re popular, too: Facebook processes nearly 3 billion “likes” on a daily basis.

5 tips for handling a Facebook firestorm – If you’ve never had a negative event blow up on Facebook, your turn is probably coming. What are you going to do when a comment, post, picture, or news item goes viral in the wrong way? Here are five tips that will help you navigate the critical first 48 hours.